I just wanted to say thank you phlux, for the gift you have given me is invaluable. Really.

I thought i should also let people know, that they can freeze thier cactus jello if they want to make larger batches.

You just take it out, get it nice and warm until it totally liquid, and then put it back in the fridge for an hour or so, and it will reconstitute itself

Seriously man, thank you so much for this.

Someone I may have met is nearly done preparing 4 12" bridgesii cuttings from a reliable vendor using this method.

1)froze cuttings, thawed cuttings
2)blended cuttings, boiled, strained, added lemon juice, boiled, strained, combined, boiled, final volume = 4 cups of tea
3)refrigerated tea overnight to let sediment settle, strained off through t shirt
4)boiled 2 cups, kept 2 cups cold = combined Lime flavored Jello with the 2 boiling cups, poured into pyrex pan, added the 2 cold cups

currently sitting in the fridge letting the Jello set

will post how it turns out if ingested tomorrow!

woot - and nice avatar sne

Jello worked great - the taste was still pretty foul but you definitely didn't have to experience as much of it as when you drink tea. SWIM and his three companions had excellent experiences after ingesting, the jello was definitely potent.